Guess Who is Coming to Live with Us

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Now to the story:

Warning: Mushiness, male/male relationship (No lemon but wait till the next chapter), start
of a new relationship.

Chapter 9 Two Weeks Later (For lack of a better title)

Seto was alone working on the computer on Joey's apartment waiting for the other to come
home from work. Many of their friends were surprised that Seto spent so much of his time
at the apartment. But to Seto it felt comfortable, homey even. There was love here and he part of that love. It was forgotten by most that Seto remembered what it was like to sleep twelve boys to one room, the institutional living at the orphanage. Then compare to that when Mokabu was not home the mansion what like I giant hole that sucks the energy out of a person. That was why he had spent so much time at the office. It was his own, he made it that way. And though the apartment was Joey's he also felt as if he was part of it. There were little ways that he had also made his mark on the apartment, the computer, his shoes by the door, the picture of the Kiaba brothers that Joey had hung with his family pictures. Even in the bathroom there were traces of him, his shampoo, razor, and toothb. T. This was as much as home to him as the mansion was, even more.

So here sat Seto at 9 o'clock on a Friday night working on the computer, listening to classical music, while waiting for Joey to come home from work.

Seto was startled out of his thoughts by a knock at the door. He stood and stretched
"Coming" he called as he walked to the door and looked out of the peep hole to see a
very upset looking Malik standing on the other side of the door. Seto opened the door.
"Malik what brings you here?"

"Oh Kiaba, Hey. Is Joey here?"

"No, he's at work. But your welcome to come in." Seto moved to let Malik in.

Malik walked into the apartment and began pacing back and forth in the living room. Seto
watched him for about a minute then went into the kitchen and set the kettle on for tea.
When he looked back into the living room Malik was still pacing.

"OK Malik what's wrong? This carpet is to thin for you to make trails in it." Seto said as
leaning in the kitchen doorway.

"Have you ever been there when two women fight?"

"No."

"Good for you! I just found out that my sister and Tea can be the biggest bitches."

Seto smirked. "I knew Tea could be. I've been on the receiving end when she is one of her moods. But Isis, I'm surpised."

The kettle whistled and Seto went into the kitchen to make tea for the two of them. Malik
followed him into the kitchen and sat down at the table in there. He watched Seto make the tea, and pull cups and saucers down from the cabinet.

"How domestic of you Seto."

"Ha ha. I've been making my own tea for years. My own special blend. Actually my mother's blend." He finished making the tea and brought it over to Malik and sat down across from him sipping his own tea.

Malik took a sip of his own, then looked own into the cup. "Seto can I ask you a question?"

Seto sat back in his chair. "Shoot."

"How did you deal with being in love with Joey when he was in love with someone else?"

"Aahh Who is it?" Seto asked as he took another sip of tea.

"Seto really! How?" Malik sat forward, elbows on the table, clasping his cup in both hands.

"Suffer in silence." He leaned forward and took the cup from Malik's hand and put it on
the saucer "not very well, I might add."

Malik looked Seto in the eye "Do you think Tea is in love with Marik?"

Seto smiled "Loved yes, still love no. He messed that up. He will be lucky if she can
even be friends with him in the long run. Since I know your not in love with Marik, is it
Tea?"

Malik stood up and started pacing back and forth in the small kitchen. "She is everything.
I finally get up the courage to ask her out and Marik asked her out. Then when Marik first
told me he broke up with Tea I thought 'heres my chance'. Then he declares his undying love for me. I almost died!"

"Is that why he was treating Tea so badly? He knew that you loved her?"

Malik stopped "Yeah" he sighed "And now Tea knows."

"I take it you didn't tell her."

Malik started to pace again "No. That came from my sister dear when they were having their screaming match."

"What happened?" Seto asked as he grabbed Malik's arm and pulled him down into the chair next to him.

"Tea came over for dinner. I thought Isis was going to work late so it was going to be just
the two of us. We were cleaning up after eating and I had just told Tea that I hadn't herad from Marik and that I was starting to worry about him. Tea said 'I'm sorry he's been gone so long.' That is when Isis let her presents be known. She told Tea that it was her fault Marik was gone. I was lost for the most part after that. I just stood there and watched the two of them get louder and meaner. Then Tea said 'If you loved him so much you should have told him. Maybe he would have dated you instead of me' Isis looked at me and I knew it, just knew that she was going to tell Tea. Before I could react sister dear says 'It must run in the family, Malik here has been in love with you for years."
Tea just looked at me and walked out. No good bye or fuck you, nothing she just left."

Seto looked at his friend for a moment. "can I tell you a secret about Tea?" Marik nodded.
"She will throw a few things, rant and rave, she might even cry, but she will come back to
talk to you. She has deep loyalty for her friends, and you are her friend. Be patient."

"I've waited this long what's a few more days?" Malik said as he laid his head on the table.

Both boys stood and moved into the living room when they heard the door open. When they walked in they saw a very tired Joey come in with a sack from the restaurant.

"Anything I need to be worried about?" Joey asked as he closed the door.

"No, Marik just needed to talk." Seto said as he walked up to Joey and then greeted him with a kiss.

"AWWW young love. So sweet." Malik said with a smirk.

"Well your sense of humor is back" Seto said as he took Joey's hand and lead him into the
living room. "what's in the bag puppy?"

Joey rolled his eyes "Nothing for you if you call me a dog again. I got a chocolate cheese
cake and Tea's on her way over here. Could you please make some tea while I run through the shower love."

"Shit!" Malik yells as he walks towards the door. "Seto thanks. I'll talk to you later."

"She may be ready to talk to you."

"If she is still in the throwing things mode I want to be way out of the way." Then there
was a knock on the door. "Shit! Shit! Shit!" Malik chanted as he began pacing again.

"What's wrong with him?" Joey ask as they watched Malik.

"Isis told Tea about Malik being in love with her."

"Oh" Joey went and opened the door "Come in Tea. Forgive Malik, I think he is having a
panic attack."

Tea walked in and glared at Malik "What are you doing here?" she spat out.

Malik swallowed and looked down at the floor "I needed to talk and Seto let me talk." He
looked up lavender eyes meeting brown ones "I'm sorry Tea."

"Why did I have to find out from Isis?"

"I had planned on telling you tonight. I really did. I was going to tell you how much I
love you. How everything I have is yours, how I can't see my life without you in it."
As he spoke, Malik slowly approached Tea, not breaking eye contact, until he was standing
right in front of her. "I was going to tell you that as scared as I am of losing your
friendship, I love you and want so much more with you." He cupped her face with her hands
and kissed her softly.

When he broke the kiss, he stepped back.

"I'm still mad at you."

"OK"

"I still want some answers."

"Ask anything you want."

"Do you really love me?"

"Yes. I love you."

"Excuse me, but since you are standing in my living room could the two of you stop ignoring us." Joey said with a chuckle. He and Seto had watched holding hands. "Now I'm off to the shower. Someone make tea. We'll have cheese cake, watch late night TV and be glade that we do not have to be up early in the morning. Joey went into the bedroom and closed the door.

Twenty minutes later all four of the young people are sitting in the living room eating
cheese cake and laughing at some comedian on some late night show. For right now all is
well, in their world.

The end for now. TBC
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